Welcome to The Mead School's Distance Learning Hub. Here you will find school-wide information on our approach, an overview of key communications and instructions and links to resources and materials to support you and your children.

The Mead School's approach to Distance Learning is not fundamentally different from our approach to regular school life:

Our intrinsic values are still firmly in place.

We are a strong, supportive community committed to incorporating best practices in teaching and learning.

We are committed to creating a program that will foster "learning that lasts."

We will maintain continued relationships with our students.

We will engage our students in thinking and learning that continues to foster growth academically, socially and emotionally.

Technical Information

Our synchronous (NOT pre-recorded) lessons will occur on Zoom. All Zoom meetings have a distinct and separate link that will be shared by the teachers hosting the “class.”

Teachers will be inviting students to participate in Zoom meetings through these links in either emails or Alt cards. Extra help sessions can also occur over Zoom and can be scheduled directly with any teacher.

Message from Stephanie

Send your Distance Learning photos to joanne_costello@meadschool.org, or post them yourself using the hashtag #MeadLearnsOn

Share your tips, tricks, ideas and resources with other families.

We're in this together!

Distance Learning Information By Center

Below you will find links to the plan for each Home Center. The resources and approaches being used will differ according to the age of our students, so please review each section carefully if you have children in different Grades.

Click on the tab to filter the messages below and see just those for your child's Center

I can't believe today is our LAST day together this year! There is so much to celebrate! First we have the Field Day Extravaganza video that will be emailed this morning by Frank! Then at 10:00am, we have the whole-school Dance Party! Finally, we have our LAST K-2 Homecenter Zoom at 11:00!

I hope you all had a restful and pleasant weekend, apart, but at least the sun was shining! I am looking forward to our second week of distance learning. The schedule will be similar to last week's schedule. I have added Values classes on Monday afternoon and already sent email invitations out.

In order for you all to better understand what to expect from your child's Virtual Learning Experience I have created some visuals.

The first visual is what week one of distance learning will look like for our home center. (I will send an adjusted version next week if we make changes). The second is an example of an individual schedule.

We expect routines and expectations to change as we learn to master distance learning. For the first week or two, I outline below what a typical Distance Learning day will look like for your child. We will still rely heavily on the Altitude Learning Platform for assignments and related assessments.

Classes will “meet” on dedicated days via the Zoom video conferencing platform.

Contact: Your Home Center Director by email.

Contact: Your Home Center Director by email.

The Mead School faculty has spent years implementing purposeful and engaging technology into instruction. Through our blended learning platform with Altitude Learning, as well as the innovative creativity of our teachers, our faculty and students have been empowered to utilize technology to enhance teaching and learning in a virtual environment.

Lastly, providing an equitable and inclusive learning community is paramount to our program. We are committed to ensuring that all students have an equitable and positive experience in the Distance Learning environment. We will all approach this work with patience, empathy and open-mindedness.

Patience and positivity are more important than perfection

Supporting Each Other

We are acutely aware that this is a learning curve for our community. Staff, parents and students will each experience their own personal challenges as we enter this uncharted territory.

We need to be here for each other and to support each other with patience, empathy and kindness.